Broncos now the Vegas favorites to win the Super Bowl

The latest odds have been posted and the Broncos are now the favorite to win Super Bowl XLVII according to VegasInsider.com.

Thanks to a 10-game winning streak in which they have outscored their opponents by an average of 13.6 points, the Broncos are listed as 3-to-1 favorites to win it all Feb. 3 in Peyton Manning’s hometown of New Orleans.

The New England Patriots have the next-best odds at 7-to-2 followed by San Francisco (5-1), Atlanta and Seattle (6-1), Houston (7-1), Green Bay (20-1), Mike Shanahan’s Washington Redskins (20-1) and Baltimore (25-1).

Mike Klis–In writing about what the Las Vegas oddsmakers are saying, aren’t you getting a little ahead of yourself? The folks in Vegas are picking the Broncos to win the Super Bowl even though there’s still one game left in the regular season. I hope neither Coach Fox nor the rest of the Denver team is reading what those guys are saying. There’s still a game to play against KC, and then there’s that first playoff game. Denver should worry about the Chiefs and not what some Vegas bookie is saying.

Chad Adams

Just because the Broncos are the favorite in vegas doesn’t mean vegas thinks there gonna win it. It simply means that is what the public is betting the most. They were +700 before. Why give them away at +700 if the public will still bet +350 and they will. If they wont then you will see it go back up. And fact is its a 1 game tournament and anyone can win any given sunday.

Todd

Yeah. And the Pats were near unanimous favorites to win the year they went undefeated all the way up to the Super Bowl, and they lost the Super Bowl.

todd and nick ought to find a team to root for..other than(secretly) the Denver Broncos!

WM72

The Broncos have not played anyone good during that streak. They lost to Houston and New England. They are not winning the SuperBowl. The winning percentage of the teams they beat is .396. Thats a very easy schedule.

Nick Evans

Exactly. That’s the thing delusional Broncos fans won’t accept. You don’t get good by beating teams you’re supposed to beat. You get good by beating the best teams. And the Broncos lost to both Houston & New England. This Broncos team is prime to get lit up in the playoffs. And the winning streak is prime to get snapped. Every Bronco fan out there is silently nervous as hell right now, because they know the possibility of the season going in the toilet is a very, very real scenario. Winning streaks are made to be broken, and this one will break in the very first playoff game.

Percival

Listen when we played those teams it was early in the season. Im a diehard Broncos and i felt during the first 5 weeks of the season our offense was to stupid for Manning. But now they are getting up to Manning’s speed. I’m not being delusional but even those games we lost we didn’t get blown out the building we where right their shoulder to shoulder wit the leagues ELITE teams. Correct me if I’m wrong but the top teams in the league at the moment all have at the least 4yrs. experience of playing together. Manning and company are doing this in one season. Cut us some slack!

Gregg

Typical B.S. excuses from bandwagon Bronco “fans”. Oh, we lost when it was early in the season……Manning wasn’t himself yet! Oh noes!!!!!!!!! Waaahhhhhhhhh! You also missed feeding time today. The fact is that the Broncos lost to the three best teams on their schedule and didn’t beat anyone noteworthy. Stop denying facts!!!!!

badboymoviestar

No need to get pissy because you’re a Browns fan…

Chad Adams

I have followed manning since he was a rookie with the colts. I am now a Denver fan because of manning. This post is the most accurate post on here. It was a new team for him so he had to teach his system. You are right on saying that too stupid comment. The difference of this team and the many colts teams that I loved and watched is the defense. When a qb holds the stat of most 4th quarter comebacks of all time that means that he plays from behind. We all know manning has always put up points but he never had a defense. Talk all the crap you want but he now has a defense. THE NFL FRONT LOADED THE SCHEDULE FOR TV RATINGS. IT IS A BUSINESS THAT IS HOW IT WORKS. You cant expect a brand new team to beat the best teams in the NFL in its first 5 weeks. Why don’t you look at the second half stats of those games. How about Mcgahees fumble In the patriots game as we were storming back. I got a thrill watching manning learn synch with this offense. There is not a lot of difference between this offense and the colts offense of old with manning. To everyone saying the stats about playing bad teams that’s not mannings fault. Its the NFLs. I am not saying they are gonna win it all but they have just as good if not better especially if they get home field as anyone. It is a very very good bet.

It’s called player fan not “BANDWAGON FAN”. This team you are so happy with when offered a great deal in a new city will move, so then what? That is why Green Bay has so many fans. That is the only team that you can say will not up and leave.

http://www.facebook.com/robert.pickle.9 Robert Pickle

News Flash – there are 10’s of thousands of “Denver fans because of Manning” across the country, including me. They are Peyton Manning Fans. If Peyton had gone to San Diego, I would have become a Charger fan (at least while he plays there). PFM transcends the team he plays for for thousands of us, and THAT is why we WATCH & CARE! I have been a PFM fan since his first college game against UCLA IN 1994 for my UT Vols. When he retires I will have a difficult time even caring who is doing what in the NFL. And, as I say, I am scarcely alone…

curtis

Great minds think the same. You do know of what you speak….

James

Every fan is worried that there team will lose in the playoffs (unless your team didn’t make it) and you play who is on the schedule. They lost to the three best teams on their schedule which better than losing to a crappy team like the Patroits did (Arizona) or even a mediocre team like Houston did (vikings).
Typical, pointless cynicism

badboymoviestar

Not likely, Nicky.

I’m not nervous at all. Denver has shown themselves to be a solid team, and 100 fold improvement over last season. If they don’t win the Superbowl this year, look for them to be champions next season.

Chad Adams

why are we even replying to “Nick Evans” He is either a loser or a young kid talking smack. Saying I am a band wagon. Hahahahaha. My son is name Peyton of course I am gonna follow manning to Denver….Hello???? I just happen to like the other players too. I still love the colts but its not the same. When manning retires he could get a front office job with the jaguars and I would like the Jags. I will go wherever peyton goes. I respect him as a person and a player. He is a model citizen. The best of the best. If you want to call that bandwagon so be it. I respect a man. I grew up from a single mother home. Peyton has been my idol since I was 12

Gregg

Going wherever a player goes and not sticking with your team is the definition of a bandwagon fan. Get a freaking clue Chad.

volsFan

Bandwagon fan definition: a supporter of a sports team only during a period of success. I think that Chad would support a “Peyton Team” regardless of the record. All teams are made up of of human beings. There is nothing wrong with being a fan of a player that you respect.

The broncos won games, feel free to judge it if we lose to our next good opponent, cuz until then u will be eating cantaloupe with peanut butter on top.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000860476738 Joe Falco

Except for one thing: that early season Bronco team has put things together and worked at improving on both sides of the ball. I have never see, in 40 years of football, as rapid a development as occurred from Big 8 read-option to X1 level football with Peyton Manning and a fast, loaded Defense. Even if they don’t win it all, the transformation has been rapid and I believe they could beat those teams now.

Hey, guys – it’s Las Vegas odds. Of course it means nothing, except that a lot of people think the Broncos are very good.

It doesn’t mean any more than your opinions mean (except that the odds aren’t driven by jealousy or hatred, as yours apparently are). It’s really funny to see the evolution of peoples’ posts – at the beginning of the year it was “Peyton Manning will break his neck the first time he’s hit” to “Peyton Manning has no arm strength anymore” to “The Baltimore Ravens will bury Peyton Manning and the Broncos” to “The Broncos have won 10 in a row but they haven’t beaten anybody.” Pretty funny how some people just have to keep spewing crap.

Of course they might not win – the odds are against them (even as the favorites at 3-1, they’re expecting them to fail 2 out of 3 times). It’s a hard road, and every team is dangerous in the playoffs – just look at the Giants last year. But maybe you could acknowledge the Broncos are having a good season. Maybe?

Gregg

The Broncos HAVE NOT beaten anyone decent and haven’t played a quality or healthy opponent since the Pats in week # 5 and glory be, the Broncos lost that game and looked really bad in doing so. The game was not as close as the 10 point margin indicates. Just because you’re in denial about that and a homer Bronco fan, doesn’t change those FACTS. Go back to your mommy, Bill. You obviously missed your breast feeding time today. Waaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Chad Adams

lol are you serious that game was dominated in the first half by new England and the 2nd half by Denver. If they wasn’t a fumble by mcgahee it would have been 3 points with time left. Read my post below. Its very factual

badboymoviestar

You’re third grade sportsmanship suggests that it is actually YOU, Gregory, who needs his mother.

james

He is just upset cause the broncos are getting their due and his team either sucks or isn’t getting the “praise” he thinks they deserve. So he trolls this comment board.

Fish

Good Point until you count the SD game where they came back strong and never looked back, your logic is flawed.

oljw

Hey Gregg, I think it’s safe to chalk up some of the early season losses to a new QB and his team playing their FIRST games together – and against quality teams. To argue otherwise would be ludicrous.

Do me a solid and look at the league standings and gaze to the far right and look at the win/loss streak column. The Redskins have W6, the Packers have W4, and the Broncos are an NFL best W10.

Next!

http://www.facebook.com/caleb.dueck.1 Caleb Dueck

Hey um, in case you missed this…. Peyton switched teams. No real offseason, and extremely limited preseason play. If you watched you would know he didnt play a full half in any preseason game. Implementing a brand new offense takes time, doesnt happen overnight. I know the quality of teams has declined so there really is no bench mark to determine their progress, except Baltimore, who they beat handily, and controlled the whole game. Anyway what im saying is they have won 10 in a row, regardless of who they played , they won. They didnt make their own schedule. And they did win each game by more than 7 points so none of them were close. And, Denver lost to texans by 6, atlanta by 6, and pats by 10. No real blowout. And if you actually watched the Den-Pats game you would know the game was a result of a fumble and dropped pass on 4th down by mcgahee. Pats couldnt stop manning in second half, re-watch the game, i have plenty times. Peace

http://www.facebook.com/caleb.dueck.1 Caleb Dueck

And speaking of early season losses, the pats lost to the FUKKIN CARDINALS

Percival

@ all Bronco haters. If you think the Patriots are so great, if welker gets hit wit a concussion there season is over! Texans lose to Minnesota?, when you know home fields on the line. Minnesota has a WALMART receiving corp, WOW! But we win 10 straight with a first year QB (hall of famer) wit below average arm strength, 3rd head coach in 5yrs. and we haven’t played anyone? WHATEVA.

badboymoviestar

Haters will always want to hate. Let them whine, and cry themselves to sleep.

broncointx

Denver broncos d is why they go to the big easy.manning is why they win it

Jeff D

sorry it doesnt matter who you have played. Winning matters and vegas seems to know that 10 in a row is impressive…..especially by an avg of 14 pts per game. SOme say easy schedule….I say we dominated 2 of the tougher divisions in FB (NFCEast is toughest). The Broncos swept the AFC North (Bal, Cincy, Pitt, Cleve) and were 3-1 against NFC South (Atl, NO, TB, Car). Hey pitt and NO didnt have typical years, but out of those 8 teams 6 are quality playoff contenders. All I heard when the schedule came out was the Broncos would be lucky to win 8 games with Manning. But now after 10 beatdowns in a row….its….they played nobody. STOP with the nonsense. The Bronocs are the most complete team in football….no other team is top 5 in both off (#4) and def (#3). #2 in scoring offense and #5 in scoring defense is a major plus also. I cant see any reason why the Broncos wont get manning to his hometown in February. Play smart, play fast….Go Broncos!!!!

George McDowell

In Klueless Klis’s mailbag, he said the closest a team has ever come to hosting a Super Bowl was the Rams in Pasadena. Naturally he’s wrong. It was a shorter drive for the 49ers when the faced the Dolphins at Stanford Stadium. Such an easy fact to check and he missed it. And he’s nuts if he thinks Seattle didn’t fill that stadium in Detroit for their only Super Bowl appearance! (95% Steelers fans? They don’t even get that at home!)

Game Face

Never like the Broncos. Sorry, but Manning is the nerdiest quarter back, and I love to see him going down.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.